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Bill Retail tobacco and hemp products; smoking by a person younger than 21 years of age, prohibitions. Possession, etc., of retail tobacco products and hemp products intended for smoking by a person younger than 21 years of age; liquid nicotine and nicotine vapor products license; prohibitions; enforcement. Prohibits any person younger than 21 years of age from possessing any retail tobacco or hemp product intended for smoking, as those terms are defined in relevant law, with certain exceptions enumerated in the bill. The bill provides that any such product purchased or possessed by a person younger than 21 years of age (i) shall be deemed contraband and (ii) may be seized by a law-enforcement officer. Any such product, the lawful possession of which is not established, seized by such officer shall be forfeited and disposed of according to the process described in relevant law. The bill also provides that seizure shall be the sole penalty for a violation of such prohibition and that the provisions of the bill shall not preclude prosecution under any other statute. Further, if a person does not receive a license from the Department of Taxation to sell, deal, transport, or ship liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor products to retailers in the Commonwealth, such person is subject to a penalty of $400, in addition to any other applicable taxes or fees. The bill provides that the Department of Taxation is not required pursuant to relevant law to conduct unannounced investigations of retail tobacco dealers at least once every 24 months to verify that a retail dealer is not selling retail tobacco products to persons younger than 21 years of age. Lastly, the bill requires the Department of Taxation to convene a work group consisting of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, the Office of the Attorney General, the Virginia State Police, and the Department of Behavioral Health and Development Services to develop an enforcement program related to the sale of retail tobacco products or hemp products intended for smoking to individuals younger than 21 years of age. The work group's findings and recommendations are to be reported to the Chairs of the House Committees on General Laws and Appropriations and the Senate Committees on Rehabilitation and Social Services and Finance and Appropriations no later than November 1, 2025. This bill is identical to SB 1060. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2025 HB 1946 Virginia HB 1946 (2025)
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Virginia HB 1946 (2025) — Retail tobacco and hemp products; smoking by a person younger than 21 years of age, prohibitions.

Possession, etc., of retail tobacco products and hemp products intended for smoking by a person younger than 21 years of age; liquid nicotine and nicotine vapor products license; prohibitions; enforcement. Prohibits any person younger than 21 years of age from possessing any retail tobacco or hemp product intended for smoking, as those terms are defined in relevant law, with certain exceptions enumerated in the bill. The bill provides that any such product purchased or possessed by a person younger than 21 years of age (i) shall be deemed contraband and (ii) may be seized by a law-enforcement officer. Any such product, the lawful possession of which is not established, seized by such officer shall be forfeited and disposed of according to the process described in relevant law. The bill also provides that seizure shall be the sole penalty for a violation of such prohibition and that the provisions of the bill shall not preclude prosecution under any other statute. Further, if a person does not receive a license from the Department of Taxation to sell, deal, transport, or ship liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor products to retailers in the Commonwealth, such person is subject to a penalty of $400, in addition to any other applicable taxes or fees. The bill provides that the Department of Taxation is not required pursuant to relevant law to conduct unannounced investigations of retail tobacco dealers at least once every 24 months to verify that a retail dealer is not selling retail tobacco products to persons younger than 21 years of age. Lastly, the bill requires the Department of Taxation to convene a work group consisting of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, the Office of the Attorney General, the Virginia State Police, and the Department of Behavioral Health and Development Services to develop an enforcement program related to the sale of retail tobacco products or hemp products intended for smoking to individuals younger than 21 years of age. The work group's findings and recommendations are to be reported to the Chairs of the House Committees on General Laws and Appropriations and the Senate Committees on Rehabilitation and Social Services and Finance and Appropriations no later than November 1, 2025. This bill is identical to SB 1060.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Appropriations Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  3. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  4. Conference Report (committee substitute) — source
  5. Conference Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  6. Courts of Justice Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  7. Courts of Justice Substitute Reported (committee substitute) — source
  8. Finance and Appropriations Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  9. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
  • Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
  • Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 2-N) — 36–2 (pass) · upper
  • Senate substitute rejected by House (5-Y 87-N) — 5–87 (fail) · lower
  • Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 1-N) — 38–1 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 1-N) — 14–1 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N) — 8–0 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
  • Conference report agreed to by House (82-Y 8-N) — 82–8 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
  • Read third time and passed House (91-Y 7-N) — 91–7 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Patrick A. Hope — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2025-01-06 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104395D filing, introduction
  • 2025-01-06 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2025-01-16 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal referral-committee
  • 2025-01-17 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referred to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N) substitution
  • 2025-01-22 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1946)
  • 2025-01-24 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-01-24 Committee substitute printed 25105218D-H1 substitution
  • 2025-01-30 Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public Safety referral-committee
  • 2025-01-31 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-01-31 Committee substitute printed 25106267D-H2 substitution
  • 2025-02-02 Read first time reading-1
  • 2025-02-03 Read second time reading-2
  • 2025-02-03 Courts of Justice Substitute rejected
  • 2025-02-03 Appropriations Substitute agreed to
  • 2025-02-03 Engrossed by House - committee substitute substitution
  • 2025-02-04 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
  • 2025-02-04 Read third time and passed House (91-Y 7-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2025-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  • 2025-02-05 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2025-02-10 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1946)
  • 2025-02-10 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-02-10 Committee substitute printed 25107102D-S1 substitution
  • 2025-02-11 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 1-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-02-11 Committee substitute printed 25107214D-S2 substitution
  • 2025-02-11 Rules suspended
  • 2025-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2025-02-11 Passed by for the day
  • 2025-02-12 Read third time reading-3
  • 2025-02-12 Courts of Justice Substitute rejected
  • 2025-02-12 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2025-02-12 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
  • 2025-02-12 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute substitution
  • 2025-02-12 Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 1-N) passage
  • 2025-02-12 Senate substitute rejected by House (5-Y 87-N)
  • 2025-02-12 Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) substitution
  • 2025-02-12 Senate requested conference committee referral-committee
  • 2025-02-12 House acceded to request
  • 2025-02-12 Conferees appointed by House
  • 2025-02-12 Delegates: Hope, Seibold, Austin
  • 2025-02-12 Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 2025-02-12 Senators: Ebbin, Salim, Peake
  • 2025-02-20 Amended by conference committee
  • 2025-02-20 Conference substitute printed 25107841D-H3
  • 2025-02-21 Conference report agreed to by House (82-Y 8-N) committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-02-21 Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 2-N) committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-02-24 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1946)
  • 2025-03-07 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2025-03-07 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1946ER) passage
  • 2025-03-07 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2025-03-10 Signed by President passage
  • 2025-03-11 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2025-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 executive-receipt
  • 2025-03-24 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1946)
  • 2025-03-24 Approved by Governor-Chapter 595 (Effective 07/01/25) executive-signature
  • 2025-03-24 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0595)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/adcb1a90-1dfc-4928-9338-5485baffa734. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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